the Passengers and crew have been stuck on the cruise ship Freewinds a week ago, when the health authorities in Saint Lucia stated that a woman on board had measles.
the Boat has since moved to Willemstad, where the health authorities on Saturday took samples of the over 300 persons on board.
in Europe before she went aboard the ship in april. She has now recovered, but the passengers and the crew will be forced to remain on the boat until blood samples showed that all are healthy.
“The irony is that she probably is the safest person on board,” says Izzy Gerstenbluth, head of the epidemic – and the chief scientist at the health authorities in Curacao.
to the Netherlands for analysis, and the answers are expected later on Wednesday. Thereafter, the authorities in Curacao to decide if the ship may continue its journey.
the Vessel set a scheduled stop in Dominica, according to a person familiar with the situation to ABC News.
ABC News have searched the church of scientology for comment, but received no response.
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